Helse (magazine)

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Helse
CategoriesLifestyle magazine
FrequencySix to eight times per year
FounderToft Nielsen
Founded1955;68 years ago (1955)
Country Denmark
Based in Copenhagen
Language Danish
Website Helse

Helse is a family and lifestyle magazine with a special reference to medical topics. The magazine is published in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its name refers to a traditional Danish word with the meaning of health. [1]

Contents

History and profile

Helse was established by Toft Nielsen, an economist, in 1955. [1] The magazine, based in Copenhagen, features articles on advances in health-care services. [1] [2] Helse-Active Living was the owner of the magazine until 2008. [3] The Danish Medical Association supported the magazine, which was financed by the Federation of Sick-benefits Associations until 2012. [1] It was distributed free of charge until that date and has been published six [4] to eight times per year since then. [1] The Pharmacists Association and local authorities began to finance the magazine in 2012. [1]

At the beginning of the 1960s Helse sold nearly 310,000 copies. [4]

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